An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10-year-old Solon girl.
Police are searching for Brianna Crane, who is 4 feet tall and 85 pounds with hazel eyes. She is expected to be wearing black high-top shoes and blue jeans. Crane is also hearing-impaired. It was incorrectly reported earlier that she is 9 years old.
Kenneth Eugene Johns, 48, was the girl’s suspected abductor, according to the Amber Alert website. Johns is 6 feet tall and 210 pounds. He was believed to be wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and gray shoes. Johns is Brianna’s stepfather, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
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Gary Kramer, deputy captain at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, said the sheriff’s officers were called to a house in Solon about 2:40 a.m. Sunday. While officers were talking to Brianna’s mother, Johns took the girl. The Amber Alert was issued at 3:33 p.m.
The suspect vehicle is a four-door gray 2014 Ford Focus. Authorities don’t have an exact license plate number because Johns may be driving a rental car or a vehicle without plates.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office contacted Des Moines police believing that the girl and suspect could be in the Polk County area, according to Officer Mark Schleuger. Police searched hotels both downtown and near the airport, but were unable to locate anything.
People with information are encouraged to 911.
